The anti-American cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, virtually unknown before the collapse of Saddam Hussein’s government, has leveraged his family name to become one of the most influential Shiite leaders in m…

G8 members offer a mixed picture on meeting Kyoto Protocol targets. The United States continues to refuse ratification.

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A United Arab Emirates-owned company is set to take control of terminals in six major U.S. ports, raising questions about security.

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